The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Carolien Claessens & Ilonka Heylen crossed the line in 1:23:45: 407th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:47v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:54v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:59v median +0:07
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:05v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 6:00v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 6:04v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:17v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1013
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,013 women's teams who finished.